Never Seen It with Kyle Ayers

<p>Famous movies and tv shows rewritten by people who’ve NEVER seen them and then cast and read in studio. Grab your red vines and settle in for pop culture talk, ridiculous movie-themed-games and recurring segments with my Dad.</p>

Max Silvestri Has Never Seen Wicked

Max Silvestri has never seen "Wicked" but he rewrote it, and we read his script! Does Max succeed in figuring out what this massive musical prequel is probably about? Max (Cohost of "I Need You Guys" pod on Smartless) comes back on Never Seen It to give us his take on what "Wicked" probably is, talk prequels and musicals and "Wicked" and more, and then talk about the new show he's working on, "I Love LA" now airing on HBO. We also talk favorite Los Angeles-based movies, and more! Kyle and Max are joined by Lindsay Adams, who simply cannot guess what Max has not seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-19
01:22:18

Courtney Michelle Has Never Seen Snatch

Courtney Michelle has never seen "Snatch" but she rewrote it, and we read her script! I know I've said this before, but is this the most accurate take anyone has ever had on this show?  As any good British film should be, there's no shortage of incredibly accurate, regionally-specific accents in our reading.  Enjoy Courtney's script, some film talk, some games, including "Fill In This Quote From The Sopranos, Which You Haven't Seen."  Courtney and host Kyle Ayers are joined by Bailey Norton and Todd Sklar! Sign up for our Annual Secret Santa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-12
01:18:13

Will Pepper Has Never Seen Goodfellas

Will Pepper has never seen "Goodfellas" but he rewrote it and we read his script! Will is pretty sure "Goodfellas" has something to do with a rivalry at an arcade. It he close?  We take on Will's script, talk "Goodfellas" and more prestige movie watching, and play some games!  We actually recorded with Will back some weeks ago, but the audio from that episode was corrupt and the recording was lost (amongst two others!) and so thankfully Will came and rejoined us in studio.  Will and host Kyle Ayers are joined by Maddy Schmidt and Mike Bridenstine!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-05
01:08:03

Fumi Abe Has Never Seen A Nightmare On Elm Street

Fumi Abe has never seen Nightmare On Elm Street, but he rewrote it! He was pretty sure it was called... Freddy K? Does Fumi nail the tone of the classic horror film? Plus, Fumi talks about scary movies in Japanese culture versus American culture, we play some games, talk more Halloween movies, and more! Fumi and host Kyle Ayers are joined by Bailey Norton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-29
01:16:37

Amy Miller Has Never Seen Megan

Amy Miller returns! Amy has never seen Megan, but she rewrote it, and we read her script. Enjoy our annual Amy-Miller-Halloween-Episode, complete with her Megan script, and a lot of games. Kyle and Amy are joined by Johnny Pemberton! And Johnny's amazing voice and accent work. Truly, an episode for the ages, folks. Apologies for no video, this week. Camera situation in studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-23
01:14:14

Jono Zalay Has Never Seen Rocky Horror Picture Show

Jono Zalay Has Never Seen "Rocky Horror Picture Show," but he rewrote it and we read his script! The depth with which he nails some of the specifics he knew nothing about is impressive. Kyle and Jono are joined by Shane Torres and we take on Jono's script with great antici- -pation. We talk Rocky Horror, group viewing, play some games, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-15
01:12:20

All Games Day! October 2025

All Games Day returns! An episode of Before & Afters, Build the Perfect Movie, Character Card Head, and more! Kyle is joined by Matt O'Brien, Nick Vatterott, and Todd Sklar, to play some games and watch, yet again, as Character Card Head Guessing Game derails an otherwise perfectly normal episode of the show. This one is for the sickos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-08
01:06:27

Karen Chee Has Never Seen Sex and the City

Karen Chee has never seen Sex and the City, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Emmy & WGA award-nominated comedian and writer Karen Chee takes everything she's ever absorbed about the influential show and turns it into one of the best scripts we've ever done. There's New York. There's sex. There's and the city. Does she nail it? Karen and host Kyle Ayers are joined by Bailey Norton! Are we potentially on our biggest run ever of "Oh wait this is extremely accurate" scripts? I think so. KANSAS CITY! Go see Kyle at the Fountain City Comedy Festival on October 25th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-01
01:02:39

Jack Lawler Has Never Seen Yellowstone

Jack Lawler (Work Retire Die, Host of The Daily Friday) has never seen "Yellowstone" but he rewrote it and we read his script. Enjoy Jack's script, Yellowstone and network television talk, and more! Then some Before & Afters, Build the Perfect Movie, and more! Kyle and Jack are joined by Todd Sklar! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09-24
01:17:25

Leah Knauer Has Never Seen Wall-E

Leah Knauer has never seen Wall-E, but she rewrote it and we read her script! Hear Leah's full take on one of Kyle's favorite movies. The robots, check. The people, sort of. Do the performances live up to Leah's script? We talk Pixar, Leah drops her INCREDIBLE Sydney Sweeney impression, and more! Come see Kyle in New York City from September 4-14th! Denver September 19&20 for High Plains festival! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

09-03
55:46

River Butcher Has Never Seen Oldboy

River Butcher has never seen Oldboy, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Does River nail the movie? That's up to you to decide. An episode of absolutely beautiful chaos as we take on River's script, talk about what Kyle might or might not remember about Oldboy (including if he's seen it?), play some games, and generally just goof around. Kyle and River are joined by Bailey Norton and Sammy Mowrey. Please go see Kyle in New York City September 4-14th at the SoHo Playhouse!Thank you to everyone who came out in Charlotte and at the Big What? Festival in Pittsboro!! If you'd like to see and hear our full live show from LA last week, it's on our Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-27
01:16:04

Dan O'Sullivan Has Never Seen The White Lotus

Dan O'Sullivan has never seen The White Lotus, but he rewrote it and we read his script! Host of the "The Outfit!" on Headgum, Dan joins Kyle to talk The White Lotus, and what he figures it's probably about.  Does Dan nail the rich-people-vibe of the show? Joined by White Lotus viewer Lindsay Adams, we break down Dan's script, Lindsay tries very hard to guess what it is, and we play some games!  Come check out Kyle in Charlotte this week, a music+arts festival in NC this weekend, and New York from September 4-14th! Code OUCH20 for 20% off the SoHo Playhouse show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-20
01:02:34

Ify Nwadiwe Has Never Seen Twin Peaks (LIVE from The Elysian in LA!)

Ify Nwadiwe has never seen "Twin Peaks" but he rewrote it, and we read his script. LIVE from The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles, California! A clip from our recent live Never Seen It. Keeping the David Lynch train rolling, Ify Nwadiwe... NAILS the vibe. With a cast of Joel Kim Booster, Bailey Norton, Johnny Pemberton, Mo Fry Pasic, and host Kyle Ayers. For the entire live show, including two more scripts and a bunch more games and chat, head over to our Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-18
17:45

Kel Cripe Has Never Seen Twin Peaks

Kel Cripe has never seen Twin Peaks, but they rewrote it and we read their script! The Lynchian vibes are palpable as Kel drops their take on Twin Peaks. Enjoy Kel's script, a bunch of games, David Lynch chat, and more! Kyle and Kel are joined by the rest of Kel's sketch group "Babe Motel," Haley Stiel and Avery Girion. Go see Kyle in Charlotte next week, and on his off-Broadway run in New York City in September! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-13
59:33

Kyle Prue Has Never Seen The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Kyle Prue has never seen "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," but he rewrote it and we read his script! Does he nail the good? Can he figure out the bad? Will he omit the ugly? Enjoy Kyle's script, getting to know him better with our NewlyGuestGame, and more! Kyle and... Kyle are joined by Kevin Sullivan! Please come out to our live show THIS SATURDAY in Los Angeles! With Ify Nwadiwe, Johnny Pemberton, Bailey Norton, Joel Kim Booster, and Mo Fry Pasic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-07
01:08:22

Joe Kwaczala Has Never Seen American Pie

Joe Kwaczala has never seen American Pie, but he rewrote it and we read his script! I can whole-heartedly say this is one of the most accurate scripts this podcast has ever spawned. For good and for pie. Joe's script nails the turn of the century raunchy comedy trend. So, if that's not your thing, verbiage-wise, just know it's coming. Joe and Kyle are joined by Danny Palumbo! AND FOLKS! This is our first recording in our new studio space, please excuse slight tin-sound, we are installing sound proofing asap. But I think it's good! LOS ANGELES LIVE PODCAST ON AUGUST 9 KYLE IS ALSO IN NORTH CAROLINA IN AUGUST AND NEW YORK SEPT 4-14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-04
01:01:52

Patrick Noth Has Never Seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Patrick Noth has never seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but he rewrote it and we read his script! The brothers, the princess, the historically accurate accents. It's all there. How close does Patrick get to the real movie? Enjoy his script, and we talk about Patrick growing up the son of a film critic! Plus some games, and more! Patrick and Kyle are joined by Daniel Shar. Los Angeles! Live podcast on August 9th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

07-23
01:05:43

Josh Gondelman Has Never Seen Frozen

Josh Gondelman has never seen Frozen, but he rewrote it and we read his script. A very Boston take on the Disney classic. We read Josh's script, talk about Disney's classics, old and new, and more! Some games, some chat, all fun. Kyle and Josh are joined by Lindsay Adams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

07-16
01:11:27

Maggie Mae Fish Has Never Seen The West Wing

Maggie Mae Fish has never seen "The West Wing" but she rewrote it, and we read her script. We get right into things with Maggie, who takes on Sorkin and "The West Wing" with her incredibly accurate portrayal of government how is should be. After her script, we play some games, talk some Sorkin, and more! Maggie and Kyle are joined by Will Reese and Bailey Norton. Check out Maggie's new show, "Amy's Dead-End Dreamhouse" premiering July 13th on Nebula. Directed by Will Reese, written by Maggie and Bailey! And with jokes and voice acting from, of all people, Kyle! Go see Kyle in NYC or on the road soon! Save 10% off tickets to his off-Broadway run in New York City, September 4-14, with code KYLE10. Apologies if the tech in this one is a bit loud or clunky, we recorded and uploaded this same-day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

07-10
01:09:16

All Games Day! June 2025

It's All Games Day! Kyle is joined by Tyler Jackson, Jay Light, and Joe McAdam to play some movie games. Before & Afters, KyleDad, Build the Perfect Movie, Character Card Head, and, I am sorry, but the return of Simulthemeous, the simultaneous TV show theme guessing game. Also a taste of the return of Character Study! We debate the favorite movies of Arrested Development characters. Exclusive to the Patreon, but with a little bit here! Go see Kyle perform in Philly this weekend, and North Carolina and New York soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

06-25
59:21

Dustin Smith

This episode is the funniest thing that's ever happened in my ears

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Brett Gorrebeeck

terrible episode. not funny. need better guests

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Jordan Richter

you guys have NO idea what youre talking about.just terrible

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Nolan DePew

hell yeah dave ross

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David D. Day II

ehhh... where is Brenden Walsh?

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